God Emperor In The Body of a Rich Merchant

Chapter 46: I'm Not a Bad Man

"Yahoooo!!!!" Enzi also shouted, surprised to see the reaction of the merchant who had just woken up and shouted in fear in front of his face.

The merchant panicked, looking for something that could be used as a personal protective weapon.

Enzi was trying to understand the situation.

"Silence, calm! I didn't mean to hurt you! I'm just trying to help you. Look at! I don't have any weapon that can hurt you!" said Enzi while raising both of his hands.

Slowly he walked closer, speaking closer to the merchant who was still lying limp.

Enzi took out some meat from his food storage cloth.

"Here, I have a little food for you. Eat master, even if not how much, this food can give you energy."

Initially, the merchant was still staring doubtfully. But slowly, he begins to believe that the food given by Enzi can give him energy.

The merchant, eating the meat given by Enzi greedily. He looks hungry.

Enzi gave him a few more pieces of beef.

Now the merchant looked thirsty. This time, Enzi took out a bamboo tube filled with drinking water.

"Drink!" Enzi helped the merchant drink from a bamboo tube.

After eating and drinking, the merchant raised his voice.

"Master.... Help me, sir...!"

The merchant clasped Enzi's left hand, trying to appeal to him for help.

"Tell me, what happened to you? And what can I do for you?" ask Enzi.

"The plot! The black bandit gang has robbed us sir...! My friends were murdered, and look at my hands! They cut off my hand! It was fortunate that I managed to escape from their pursuit!" said the merchant.

What happened to the merchant, made Enzi remember the events in the past. A heinous massacre committed by robbers, a massacre that resulted in the father losing his life. In fact, he also almost lost his life. Enzi could not forget that dark incident.

"No! They deliberately did not chase you and let you run into the middle of the forest, so that you can become the food of wild animals in this forest! That was what happened to the merchants who managed to escape, but died in the mouths of beasts!" Enzi looked so furious. He clenched his hands, wanting to vent all emotions to the entire bandit who looked in plain sight.

"When and where did you meet those bandits?!" enzi asked with restraining the overflow of emotions.

"T.tadi. In that direction!" the merchant pointed towards Dukuh Pulosari. "The area of the forest near Dukuh Pulosari" he replied.

"It seems to be the work of a local swordsman who has abused his power to commit a crime" Enzi thought.

"Why did you not run that night towards the Dukuh Pulosari sir?" ask Enzi.

"Last night, while we were on our way back to Dukuh Pulosari, the bandits came against us on the way. We hired some warriors, but the warriors fell in their hands. As I ran towards Dukuh Pulosari, one of them confronted me, and cut off my left hand. The bandit didn't let me escape to Dukuh Pulosari. As I tried to get up by enduring the pain, the bandits kept attacking me with weapons in their hands. They looked at me like they were staring at a chicken they used to make toys with. I got up and ran into the forest. Trying to run to save themselves as far as their pursuit."

"Their destination is the property you carry during the journey. They tried to kill you, because they wanted to silence you. They do not let you run to Dukuh Pulosari, because they do not want news of their actions known to the locals. They let you run into the middle of the forest, because they were sure that with such a wound you would die by yourself in the middle of the forest. From the movements, they were just a group of anchovy-class bandits who relied on numbers and targeted prey that they considered weak. All right, I'll take care of them tonight. So that their existence does not bother you anymore. But before that, I will take you to Dukuh Pulosari" said Enzi.

"Thank you sir... Thank you." said the merchant, bowing his body.

Enzi helped the merchant stand up, and drove him to Dukuh Pulosari which was about 8 kilometers from their position. Enzi walked while tracking the suspicious movements of the deep energy radiance.

"Oh yes sir." the merchant began to remember something. "just before the bandit came, there was a swordsman we hired going into the middle of the forest. He said that there were wild animals lurking around us. So he decided to go into the forest alone to deal with the beasts. We all waited, but he did not come. So we decided to continue the journey slowly, so that he could catch up with us. I think he's still in the middle of the forest, waiting for help. If you're pleased, can you help the swordsman?"

"No! That warrior is currently fine! As expected! This robbery event was the work of a gang of warriors who abused their power. The warrior you hired was part of them. Or in other words, he was also a bandit!" bright Enzi.

The merchant looked surprised. Suddenly his body felt weak, falling helpless.

"No! No way! We hired the swordsman for such a big fee. There's no way he's doing this to us! It can't be!"

"In this world nothing is impossible" Enzi said, imitating Emperor Quelle's style.

Enzi reached out, helped the merchant stand up, and gave a glimmer of hope that all would be well.

"Let's continue this journey" Enzi said.

The merchant asked "Then.. Then what about my merchandise being robbed by those bandits? Those things are the source of my search, my food source for my survival. Without it, I could not feed my wife and my children." the merchant looked sad, thinking of his own fate and the family that awaited at home.

Enzi understood very well what the merchant was feeling.

"I'll take care of those bandits tonight. If I find your merchandise in their hands, I will return it to you immediately" Enzi said.

"Thank you, thank you, sir." said the swordman with gratitude.

"No need to hesitate, merchant sir... What I'm doing is nothing. I just don't want crimes against the ignorant society to continue happening in this land!" say Enzi softly.

The gate of Dukuh Pulosari has been seen in plain sight.

Enzi did not imagine that he would be in front of Dukuh Pulosari before his meeting with Denok was held.

"Stabby this... It is not yet time for me to set foot in this Dukuh by day. Yes, I was not ready to see the girl even if it was just looking at her from a distance" Enzi said with a smile.

"Come sir, we go inside." the merchant invited Enzi to visit Dukuh Pulosari.

"No need, I can only deliver you here. There's still a lot of business to be done out there" Enzi said politely. A few moments later he resigned from before the merchant "Take care of yourself, merchant... In accordance with my promise, tonight I will clear the bandits!"

Immediately Enzi vanished from sight. The merchant was surprised not to be confused by what he had just seen.